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Adventures in Senior Living

Learning How to Make Retirement Meaningful and Enjoyable

By Harold G. Koenig, J Lawrence Driskill

If retirement is approaching or you've recently retired, Adventures in Senior Living can help you prepare for the opportunities, needs, problems, and challenges that retirement…

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1997 | Paperback: 978-0-7890-0254-9 (Routledge)

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Social Work Response to the White House Conference on Aging

From Issues to Actions

By Constance Saltz Corley

This volume is a testimony to the continued interest of the social work profession in broad areas affecting older persons and the profession’s commitment to…

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1997 | Hardback: 978-0-7890-0332-4 (Routledge)

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Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly

Pharmacotherapy Treatment

By James W. Cooper

Thirteen million Americans and at least half of the 1.5 million nursing home residents in the U.S. experience urinary incontinence (UI), yet many people go…

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1997 | Hardback: 978-0-7890-0327-0 (Routledge)

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Antivirals in the Elderly

By James W. Cooper

A guide to diagnosis and treatment of viral diseases in geriatric patients, Antivirals in the Elderly offers health care providers a quick reference to special…

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1997 | Paperback: 978-0-7890-0219-8 (Routledge)

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Quality of Life in Long-Term Care

By Gary Rosenberg, Dorothy Coons, Nancy L. Mace

Quality of Life in Long-Term Care provides long-term care professionals and persons responsible for training staff at long-term care facilities with guidelines for developing a…

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1996 | Hardback: 978-0-7890-6039-6 (Routledge)

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Public Policy and the Old Age Revolution in Japan

By Scott Bass, Masato Oka, Jill Norton, Robert Morris *Deceased*

Thirty years ago, when compared to the U.S., England, France, and Sweden, Japan had the lowest life expectancy for males and females. Today, Japan has…

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1996 | Hardback: 978-0-7890-0012-5 (Routledge)

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Volunteerism in Geriatric Settings

By Vera R. Jackson

Volunteerism in Geriatric Settings is an instructional tool for activity directors and others interested in successful volunteer program management. It examines three dimensions of volunteerism:…

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1996 | Hardback: 978-1-56024-790-6 (Routledge)

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Drama Activities With Older Adults

A Handbook for Leaders

By Anne Thurman, Carol Ann Piggins

Lead older adults in creative drama activities. This practical handbook provides step-by-step instructions for conducting over 50 introductory activities to stimulate the senses, awaken the…

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1996 | Paperback: 978-0-7890-6037-2 (Routledge)

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Creative Arts With Older People

By Janice Mcmurray

With this insightful and intelligent book, professionals can help institutionalized older adults express themselves creatively. One of only a few books on expressive arts for…

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1996 | Paperback: 978-0-7890-6040-2 (Routledge)

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Gay and Gray

The Older Homosexual Man, Second Edition

By Phd, John Dececco

In the absence of accurate information, American culture has upheld a distorted view of what it means to be an older gay man. Gay and…

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1995 | Paperback: 978-1-56023-875-1 (Routledge)

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